Catalyst

Some families are forged through marriage, through birth, or through adoption. But there are those – albeit few – that are forged by defiance: unintended by-products of a hierarchy’s oppression.

Walthis Crane was blessed with the ability to view the souls of those who walk among us. To this introverted billionaire, his anomaly displays itself as a soft glow emanating from us all. But there are those in which this luminescence does not simply present itself as a soft glow, it radiates profusely in signification of the gift they possess. It is these individuals Walthis is in search of, those who he feels are destine to be the saviors of the world. He discovers the first of these saviors embodied in a sprite, violet haired young woman by the name of Kira Harington. But where Walthis believes he has discovered the first ally in his quest to save lives, he soon comes to realize that this vibrant young woman’s ability only allows her to end them. Throughout the course of the tale, Walthis comes to the grim realization that in order to save the souls of the world, a great many may have to be extinguished first.

Where a Chicago billionaire has long prepared to convene empowered individuals, a college professor ensconced in Southern California suddenly finds a similar task thrust upon her by an enigmatic individual who refers to themself as ‘Jupiter’. Professor Chaya Algus does not possess an ultra-human ability of the kind the governments of the world have enacted the Biological Anomaly Protocol in response to. What this woman does possess, however, is an immense compassion tantamount to any ability ever chronicled, ultra-human or otherwise. Sent to her by Jupiter is a gifted young gentleman named Donav. Together they embark upon a crusade of their own, offering sanctuary to other empowered individuals in need.

As these two distinct families grow in number, fate intervenes and brings them together. A brief unification ensues, only to be disrupted by a request put forth by the mysterious ‘Jupiter’ to help free a gifted young girl imprisoned by a classified branch of the U.S. military. Liberating this child would assuredly put their lives at risk, and just as assuredly result in the loss of many of the lives of those who’ve made the mistake of imprisoning her. Families united are now divided, and the fate of an innocent child hangs in the balance.
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